G/TBT/N/TUR/205  
12 January 2023  
(23-0320) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and Control  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indi cated if different from above:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foodstuffs  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food 
Codex Regulation on Microbiological Criteria; (30 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation covers the microbiological criteria for foodstuffs 
and the rules that food business operators must comply with. The Regulation includes  
· Ann ex I Food safety criteria  
· Annex II Process hygiene criteria  
· Annex III Limits of Pathogenic Microorganisms  
· Annex IV Rules for sampling and preparation of test samples  
With the enactment of the new Regulation, Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Microbiol ogical Criteria published in the Official Gazette dated 29/12/2011 and numbered 
28157 shall be repealed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Food safety  
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/TUR/205  
 
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  - Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological 
criteria for foodstuffs  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation enters into force 6 months after its 
publication date.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
OR 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Y olu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7753  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
E-Mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.go v.tr/ 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/493/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Turk-Gida-Kodeksi -
Mikrobiyolojik -Kriterler -Yonetmeligi  
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